… were a musical group that the Professor worked with (and recorded) nearly a half-century ago. Here are some music videos, CDs, LPs and stories of this great Minneapolis band:
Explodo Boys “Videos”:
Cha-Dooky-Doo
Twine Time
Get Your Hat
I Want to Take You Home
Bluff City Cookin'
Pass the Peas
Midnight Mover
Hidden Charms
Darling, Darling, Darling
She’s So Good
Crazy Mama
Sure Feels Good
Can I Change My Mind?
You Got All The Aces
I'm Ready
Tramp on the Street
Ain’t Nothing You Can Do
I'm Ready
Happy Song
Oh So Soul “Videos”:
Waiting at the Station
Saturday Night Fish Fry
The Babywalk
Commercially Released CDs:
The Early Years 1975-1976 (remastered from vinyl LP)
The Later Years 1977 - 1980 (remastered from vinyl LP)
History of The Explodo Boys CD series:
I Country: Country and folk songs 1974- 1975
II Covers: Rock and blues tunes 1975-1976
IIb Harold’s Blues: Recorded rehearsal 1977
III The Explosion Brothers: Highlights 1977-1978
IV Doobah: Highlights 1978-1979
V No Turkeys: Highlights 1979-1980
VII John Beach with The Explodo Boys: 1979-1980
VI Oh So Soul: Jimmy’s farewell, 1980
VIII Lost and Found: Rarities 1978-1979
IX Improvisations: Instrumentals 1978-1979
X Odds and Ends: 1978-1979
Gig tapes:
Tracy’s Inn - 1975: Raucous roadhouse gig (2 CDs)
Tempo Bar - 1976: Excerpts from a typical gig
Bootlegger Sam’s - 1977: w/ Max and Audie
Reunion - 1982
(2 CDs): Danny’s return from Alaska
Jimmy Derbis:
Solo 1971
Demos 1987
For specific information on The Explodo Boys or obtaining these CDs email: stephencowdery@gmail.com
The vinyl LPs are sold out but can sometimes be found at
Discogs or eBay.
True stories (mostly):
Memorial Day
The Listening Room
B.P.
Half-True Story
The Explodo Girls
Adventures With the Green Van
Other Mentions:
Dogpatch:
Sound of True North Podcast (31:00)
